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In this shiur we learn about the life and the Piyyut of R' Avraham Ibn Ezra, one of the great Spanish Rishonim.

In this shiur we take a closer look at R' Yehuda HaLevi's literary output, including the Sefer HaKuzari and his Piyyutim. You follow along using this PDF: http://nextbookpress.com/download/The_Selected_Poems_of_Yehuda_Halevi.pdf

In this shiur we learn about R' Yehuda HaLevi. We study his life and times in preparation for understanding his profound influence on the Jewish people in general and on Piyyut in specifics.

In this shiur we meet one of the greatest Spanish Payytanim, Moshe Ibn Ezra. We learn about his life, his thought, and his Piyyut.

In this shiur we learn about the great Rosh Yeshiva and Payytan of Lucena, R' Yitzchak Ibn Ghiyyat (often mispronounced as Gayuss). We study his Piyyut, his Torah, and his life and times.

In this shiur we learn about Shlomo Ibn Gabirol, one of the greatest Payytanim of all time.

In this shiur we recap our introduction to Spanish Hebrew Poetry, and study some of the people in the orbit of Dunash. We then learn about the life and times of Shmuel HaNaggid, and his incredible poetry.

In this shiur we introduce ourselves to Spanish medieval Hebrew poetry and Piyyut with the first Payytanim of Spain: Menachem Ben Saruk and Dunash Ibn Labrat.